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A. N. B. BOOS. WAITERS CONTROLLING CHECK. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11,1910.

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WAITERS CONTB OLLING-CHECK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, AUGUST N. E. Boos, a citizen of the Empire ofGermany, resld- 'ing in New York, in the borough of Manhattan, countyand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements1n Waiters Controlling-Checks, of

which the following is a specification This invention relates to animproved check to be used 1n hotels and restaurants where food, wine andcigars are" sold, for

controlling the waiters and making a full record of the kinds of goodssold with the price of the same, the total amount paid, the date andhour of the delivery of the goods and the identity of the waiter, thecheck being provided with a detachable coupon for delivery to thecustomer on which is recorded the time of service, the amount of thebill, the date, the number of the waiter, the number of the check, andthe name of the hotel or restaurant, so that the customer may keep thesame for future reference; and for these purposes the invention consistsof a waiters'controlling check which will be fully described hereinafterand the new features of which will finally be pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawin s, Figure 1 represents a perspective view 0?the case in which the con rolling checks are placed, on which case isprinted the waiters number, which number is also printed on all thechecks contained in the case, Fig. 2 is a front-view of my improvedcontroller check, showing the same before use, Fig. 3 is a front-view ofthe check as it appears as soon as the first order for food is given,and

showing the date and time of service stamped thereon by the checker orcashier, and Fig. at is also a front-view of the check showing thecomplete record placed thereon, the letters on each order indicating thedepartment from which the goods served were obtained, and the pricescharged therefor.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout-theseveral views. Referring to the drawings 0 represents a case for anumber of controlling checks and a represents the blank for a waiterscontrolling check for hotels, restaurants and other places where food,beverages, cigars,

etc, are sold. The check a consists of two parts, an upper part a whichis separated by a transverse creased or perforated line a from the lowerpart a which latter is Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 11915.

Application filed March 11, 1910. Serial No. 548,545.

lined horizontally and vertically sons to form spaces and columns, thehorizontal spaces for entering the orders and the departments from whichthey are obtained, while the left-hand side-column indicates the placesfor entering the credits and the right-hand side-column the prices ofthe goods delivered. The upper part or coupon a has a blank spacebearing an inscription designating it for entry of the name of theplace, restaurant or hotel visited, the inscription in the illustrationbeing This shows where you were today. This coupon also has a blankspace bearing an inscription designating it for entry of the time of thecustomers visit, this inscription being in the form illustrated Thetime, and a blank space bearing an inscriptiondesignating it for entryof the cash disbursed on the waiters section, this inscription in theform illustrated being Havespent here This section also has spaces fordesignating the waiter number and the check number, these spaces bearingthe inscription in the illustration, Have been served by waiter 'No.Check No. The record made on the lower part a of the check shows thegoods delivered and the prices of the same, the credit, if any, thetotal amount, and the waiters number. The orders are enteredsuccessively v on the lower part a of the check, together with theprices of the same and the department from which they were supplied. Thedifierent departments from which the goods are served are recognised bythe initials F for food, B for bar and C for cigars. When the customergets through with his meal, the total sum is placed at the lower end ofthe price column, and any credits placed in the credit-column at thelower end of the same. In the blank space at the upper right-hand end ofthe coupon the total amount of the bill to be paid is entered. isindicated by a time stamp in the middle uppermost space of the lowerpart a V7 hen the coupon a is to be separated for the guest, it issevered on the dotted line 68, the lower part being retained by thewaiter for the proprietor, while the coupon is given to the customer andconstituting a record card for the customer s meal and an advertisementof the restaurant where the meal was taken. At the close of the meal,the totals of both the items in the price column When the service iscompleted it i both separately, and stamped in the blank space at thebottom of the check. The total of the credits is then deducted from thetotal amount of the prices, and the balance, which is the amount to bepaid by the guest, is entered in the space at the upper right-hand endof the coupon or record-card. This amount is then paid to the cashier orto the waiter, all the transactions appearing clearly on the check andforming a full control of the waiter for the goods delivered.

The advantages of the improved waiters controlling check are, first,that a complete record of the items from the dili'erent departments isobtained for the use of the proprietor; second, that any overcharging ofthe guests is prevented; and, third, that a record or advertising couponwith the name and place of business where the mail was taken is handedto and retained by the guest if desired. 1

This restaurant check having the guest coupon described enables personstraveling at the expense of others to provide vouchers for theirrestaurant expenses which can be turned in to the employer and used byhim if desired for over it enab es the traveler to preserve a reccord ofsuch expenses without being at the trouble of making book entriesthereof and avoidsthe annoyance of forgetfulness and errors.-

Having thus claimas new and desire to Patent: v

1. A restaurant check composed of two described my invention, I securebyLetters tegral separable'sections having an indicated line of severanceand-bearing on both sections corresponding waiter and check numbers, onesection constituting a Waiters stub and having an item space, and theother section constituting a guest coupon and hav- I urposes ofverification. More.

presence of two ing a blank bearing an inscription designating it forentry of the name of the place visited, a blank bearing an inscriptiondesignating it for entry of a time of a customers ,visit and a blankbearing an inscription designating it for entry of the cash disbursed onthe waiters section.

2. A restaurant check composed of two integral separable sections havingan indicated line of severance and bearing on both sectionscorresponding waiter and check numbers, one section constituting awaiters space, a price colstub and having an item umn and a creditcolumn, and the other section constituting a guest coupon and having ablank bearing an inscription designating it for entry of the name of theplace visited, a blank bearing an inscription designating it for entryof a time of a customers visit and a blank bearing an inscriptiondesignating it for entry of the amount or balance of the cash disbursedon the waiters section.

3. A restaurant check composed of two integral separable sections havingan indicated line of severance, one section constituting a waiters stuband having an item space, and the other section constituting a estcoupon and having a blank bearing an inscription designating it forentry of the name of the place visited, a blank bearing an inscriptiondesignating it for. entry of a time of a customers visit and a blankbearing an inscription designating it for entry of the cash disbursed onthe waiters section.

In testimony, that I vclaim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy namevv in subscribing witnesses.

, I AUGUST N. E 'BO'OS. Witnesses:

PAUL Gonrnr, FAENIE FISK,

